After a civil rights complaint, Chicago built the nation’s largest air monitoring network

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By Juanpablo Ramirez-FrancoJun 25, 2026, 4:45 am96 pts
Serap Erdal stopped at a light pole in Chicago’s Grant Park, pulled out her phone, and began pinching at the screen. Behind her, towering skyscrapers cut into a sunny blue sky as she scanned her palm-sized map of the city. The researcher barely noticed the hum of city buses, cars, and cyclists buzzing around…

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